Ohio Savings Plaza

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Ohio Savings Plaza
Information
Location 1801 East 9th Street,[1] Cleveland, Ohio United States
Status Complete
Constructed 1967 - 1969[1]
Opening 1969[1]
Use Office[1]
Height
Roof 253 ft (77 m)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 17[1]
Companies
Architect George S. Ryder[2]
Developer Turner Construction Company[2]

The Ohio Savings Plaza, officially known as the AmTrust Bank Center,[3] is a commercial high-rise building in Cleveland, Ohio. The building rises 253 feet (77 m) in Downtown Cleveland.[2] It contains 17 floors, and was completed in 1969.[1] The Ohio Savings Plaza currently stands as the 29th-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with the Penton Media Building and Ameritech Center. The architect who designed the building was George S. Ryder.[2] The Ohio Savings Plaza was built to serve as the headquarters of the Ohio Savings Bank, one of the oldest saving and loan groups in Ohio.[4] The bank changed its name to AmTrust Bank in April 2007, which led to the Ohio Sacings Plaza being officially renamed the AmTrust Bank Center.[3] The building also currently serves as the headquarters of the W.D. Brown General Agency, which moved its 95 employees into the building in October 1993.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Ohio Savings Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ohio Savings Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  3. ^ a b Ohio Savings Bank to Change Name to AmTrust Bank. PR Newswire (2007-04-19). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  4. ^ Ohio Savings Bank. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  5. ^ Bullard, Stan (1993-05). Ohio Savings Plaza leases a full floor to Brown agency. (W.D. Brown General Agency). Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
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